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The name of Mayor Michael Nutter, W’79, is being dropped more and more outside of Philadelphia. We talk with him about his relevance in the national political scene, as well as the power and limits of public policy.

Wharton Doctoral Programs offer a tremendous breadth and depth of business knowledge to empower students’ research interests. Students work with leading faculty in a collaborative environment that offers unmatched opportunities to find their path as scholars and intellectual leaders. They take ownership of their ideas and discover new multidisciplinary research opportunities.

Today’s smartphones enable business leaders to constantly be in contact with the office and access the Internet or the cloud for needed information on the fly. Unfortunately, it is exactly this constant contact and easy access that often overwhelm the positives and make these devices harmful to the leaders’ businesses and lives.

It is difficult nowadays to find funding for an early-stage company in the biomedical and biotech field. As speakers at the Annual Wharton Alumni Healthcare Conference explained, the rules of engagement between investors and entrepreneurs have changed since the financial crisis.

Designed in partnership with the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL), Business Sustainability Leadership will feature education sessions to teach business leaders about cutting-edge strategy and metrics that increase corporate productivity and competitiveness while preserving the environment.

Ken Shropshire, the David W. Hauck Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative, would not discourage Josh Harris, W’86, in his purchase of the Philadelphia 76ers.